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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 3. 1967.

Swimming

Swimming

Three new records were set in an otherwise mediocre display of swimming at the Naenae pool over Easter. As well another record was unofficially broken by G. Ruzio-Saban in a special time-trial.

Arriving too late for the 220 yards men's breastroke on Saturday morning Ruzio-Saban of Auckland persuaded the swimming organisers to allow him a time-trial at the completion of the morning's swimming. In this trial he easily bettered T. Graham's record time of 2min 49.8 secs, but was not allowed to receive official recognition for it because it was not set during actual competition. On Monday evening, he won the 110 yards breastroke event for Auckland and in doing this established a new NZU record with a time of 1 min 15.8 secs.

In the 440 yards Men's freestyle. G. Dempsey of Massey won the event and set a new NZU record of 4 min 55 secs. The previous record of 4 min 56.4 secs was held by B. A. Crowder (Wellington). Dempsey, the National title-holder for the 1650 yards and 440 yards events, is also the Junior Beltman titleholder and a member of the National Surf Team. His time in winning the 220 yards Freestyle was 2 min 14.7 secs, well behind Walker's 1966 record of 2 min 11.5 secs.

In winning the 220 yards Men's Medley Relay for the first time in tournament history, Massey set a new New Zealand Universities record of 2 min 9.1 secs. Previous record of 2 min 11.4 secs was set by Otago in 1965.

Otago again ran out the overall winners with a total of 73 points. Second equal were Auckland and Massey with 33 points, fourth Victoria with 31 and fifth Canterbury with 4 points. Results of the swimming and water polo follow.